Front Shock Absorber With Coil Spring: Reassembly

INSTALL STRUT MOUNTING BEARING
1. Using a brass bar and press, install the strut mounting bearing onto the coil spring seat upper.
  NOTE: The strut mounting bearing must be securely installed.
  
  Fig 1: Pressing Strut Mounting Bearing
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INSTALL FRONT COIL SPRING
1. Using SST, compress the coil spring.
  SST 09727-30021 (09727-00010, 09727-00021, 09727-00031)
  
  NOTE: Do not use an impact wrench. It will damage SST.
  
  Fig 2: Compressing Coil Spring
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2. Install the coil spring onto the shock absorber.
  NOTE: A spring of a smaller diameter should be installed in the upward direction.
  
  HINT:
  
  Fit the lower end of the coil spring into the gap of the absorber lower seat.
INSTALL FRONT COIL SPRING UPPER INSULATOR
INSTALL FRONT SPRING BUMPER
1. Install the spring bumper onto the coil spring seat upper with the air discharge groove of the spring bumper and the rib portion of the coil spring seat upper aligned.
  
  Fig 3: Identifying Rib Portion Of Coil Spring Seat Upper
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  NOTE: Securely insert the spring bumper into the coil spring seat upper.
INSTALL FRONT COIL SPRING UPPER SEAT
1. Install the coil spring seat upper with the strut mounting bearing and spring bumper onto the shock absorber.
INSTALL FRONT SUPPORT TO FRONT SHOCK ABSORBER NUT
1. Provisionally tighten a new nut.
2. Remove SST from the front coil spring.
  NOTE: Do not use an impact wrench. It will damage SST.
3. Using a socket hexagon wrench 6, fix the shock absorber rod and tighten the nut.
  Torque: 33 N*m (340 kgf*cm, 25 ft.*lbf)
  
  Fig 4: Identifying Shock Absorber Rod Nut
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INSTALL FRONT SUSPENSION SUPPORT SUB-ASSEMBLY